Overview
- Cavallari disclosed on her Jan. 13 podcast that she euthanized Kona the day before recording her first episode of 2026.
- She said the nearly 12-year-old German Shepherd had deteriorated over the past five to six months after gradual loss of eyesight and hearing.
- Describing the procedure as extremely difficult, she recounted lying with and petting Kona during the euthanasia.
- Her children struggled with the loss, and she picked up her 13-year-old son Camden from school after he texted that he could not stay and began crying.
- She plans to cremate Kona and later spread the ashes in the family yard, and she is not yet ready to get another German Shepherd.